pedal point
PE-dul poynt
[English]
Term used for a drone (a low, sustained tone) that remains steady in the bass of a composition while other voices move about above it. An organ point is also called a pedal tone, pedal note a pedal, or a drone.
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[English] organ point[English] pedal
[English] drone
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Last Updated: 2016-06-06 16:53:43